WEST PARIS, Maine — A historic “Pineapple” grenade possibly dating back to World War II was found after the Maine State Police Bomb Squad responded to a home in West Paris, state police said.
On Wednesday, at approximately 11:27 a.m., the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office requested the Maine State Police Bomb Squad’s assistance as they were responding to potential unexploded ordnance at a private home on High Street, state police said.
When crews responded to the scene, they found and secured the item, which was identified as a MK2 “Pineapple” grenade, investigators said.
Bomb experts who used X-ray imaging saw “characteristics consistent with a grenade still containing energetic material,” state police said.
Crews secured the grenade for disposal at a later time.
A person who reported the grenade told police it most likely came from a family member who served during World War II or the Korean War, state police said.
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